Category Archives: Local News

Tehama County Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead

Tehama County Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead

(CNN) –CNN) —  At least five people are dead in Rancho Tehama, California, including the gunman, Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said Tuesday. There are seven shooting scenes, including Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Johnston says. Police fatally shot the attacker after reports of at least five crime scenes, Johnston told CNN affiliate KHSL in…MORE

Gas Station Clerk Dead After Robbery In Madera County

Gas Station Clerk Dead After Robbery In Madera County

MADERA (KMJ) — Deputies in Madera County are searching for two people they say robbed a gas station, and then fired shots which killed an employee. The incident was called into dispatch around 11pm Monday, and Madera County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box Gas Station and Mini Mart on Road 26, just north…MORE

Santa Rosa Residents Still Sifting Through Charred Rubble

Santa Rosa Residents Still Sifting Through Charred Rubble

[van id=”us/2017/11/14/california-wildfire-coffey-park-rn-nccorig.cnn”] SANTA ROSA, California (CNN) – The engine came roaring back to life, despite the vehicle being partially burned and melted. And though their car may not look pretty, Christina Lopez and her husband concluded the fire-damaged Honda Civic was safe enough to drive. Lopez said she was anxious to have her car so…MORE

“Starbucks Bandit” Found Guilty

“Starbucks Bandit” Found Guilty

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A jury has found the man dubbed the “Starbucks Bandit” guilty. 30 year old Ryan Flores admits to the attempted robbery charge stemming from the incident at the Fresno Starbucks store in July, when Good Samaritan Cregg Jerri intervened – hitting the would-be robber with a chair, and the two wrestling with…MORE

Four Year Sentence For Former Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster

Four Year Sentence For Former Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster

FRESNO (KMJ) — The former Deputy Chief of Fresno Police will spend four years behind bars, for conspiring to distribute heroin and marijuana. The sentencing came Monday afternoon inside Downtown Fresno’s Federal Courthouse. “Foster abused his position of trust for his own financial gain,” said U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert. “Given that the abuse of methamphetamine,…MORE

Lesson Learned? CSUF Prof. Loses 1st Amendment Case

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A Fresno State professor apparently needs a few lessons on the First Amendment. In May of 2016, Dr. Greg Thatcher was videotaped erasing chalk messages written on a campus sidewalk by a pro-life student group decrying abortion. The video (click to watch) shows Thatcher getting into a heated confrontation with the female students…MORE

Both Sides Rest In Starbucks Bandit Trial

Both Sides Rest In Starbucks Bandit Trial

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Both sides have rested in the Starbucks Bandit trial. Jurors will hear closing arguments on Monday, November13th and decide the fate of the accused – Ryan Flores, who faces prison time on the charge of assault w/a deadly weapon with great bodily injury. The robbery took place back on July 20th…MORE

Vacant Home Fire Warning As Valley Weather Gets Cooler

Vacant Home Fire Warning As Valley Weather Gets Cooler

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Fire says there is a higher risk of vacant home fires now the cooler temperatures are enveloping the Central Valley. “In fact, to date, we’re about at a 30% increase in vacant apartment structure fires and then about a 10% in our commercial vacant structure fires,” revealed Fire Chief Kerri Donis.…MORE

National Stores On Fulton Street “At Least A Decade” Away

National Stores On Fulton Street “At Least A Decade” Away

FRESNO (KMJ) — Downtown Fresno’s Fulton Street is at least ten years away from attracting big name stores, according to the city’s former mayor Ashley Swearengin. “In our research in looking at opening up the mall, we knew that it would take at least a decade for national retailers to move into a traditional ‘main…MORE